Imane Khelif, one of two female boxers allowed to compete at the Olympics after being disqualified by the IBA, is back in the news after some damning evidence was revealed.
The Olympic champion has been celebrating her gold medal victory in Paris ever since becoming victorious in boxing. However, it appears that the celebration will stop for the time being after new apparent evidence has been released, via the Daily Mail.
French journalist Djaffar Ait Aoudia has published a report that states that the Algerian boxer has XY chromosomes and a genetic disorder.
Imane Khelif became one of the chosen enemies of the Olympic Games because of her condition as a woman.
The International Boxing Association refused to allow her to participate in the 2023 World Championships after she failed gender eligibility tests, but the International Olympic Committee authorized her presence at Paris 2024, where she would go on to win gold.
Khelif and Taiwan boxer Lin Yu-ting were at the center of controversy because they were possibly men. Both boxers shrugged off the criticism.
Djaffar Ait Aoudia is now indicating that Imane Khelif has a condition that impacts sexual development, often resulting in ambiguous genitalia and limiting secondary male characteristics.
It said she had internal testicles and an XY chromosome makeup, which may signal a genetic condition known as 5-alpha reductase deficiency.
The report further detailed Khelif’s anatomy, including the absence of a uterus and the presence of what was described as a “micropenis.”
The journalist from Le Correspondent allegedly had access to the Algerian’s medical record from both the Kremlin Bicetre University Hospital in Paris and the Mohamed Lamine Debaghine Hospital in Algiers.
There’s no word yet on whether these claims have been confirmed as 100 percent factual.
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Khelif defeated world champion Yang Liu in a unanimous decision, which came weeks after Italian boxer Angela Carini withdrew 46 seconds into their bout and refused to shake the Algerian’s hand.
In an Instagram video, Imane Khelif is first seen throwing punches at the camera with boxing gloves on before the scene cuts to her dressed in a pink floral outfit, complete with matching hoop earrings, pink eyeliner, and lip gloss.